1996 in organized crime explained

Events

• December 7 – Philadelphia crime family captain Joseph Sodano, based out of Newark, New Jersey, was shot to death for hiding money from the administration.

Arts and literature

• The Funeral (film) starring Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Vincent Gallo, Benicio del Toro and John Ventimiglia
• Gotti (film) starring Armand Assante, William Forsythe, Frank Vincent, Dominic Chianese, Vincent Pastore and Tony Sirico
• The Last Don (novel) by Mario Puzo
• Last Man Standing (film) starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken and Michael Imperioli
• Last Man Standing (film)
• Mad Dog Time (film) starring Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum, Burt Reynolds and Billy Drago
• Bound (film)
• Fargo (film)
• Set It Off (film)
• The Substitute (film)

Deaths

• March 12 – Jack "Spot" Comer, Jewish-English gangster (83)
• April 13 - James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, Lucchese Family associate known for the Lufthansa heist.^[1]
• December 7 – Joseph Sodano, Philadelphia crime family captain

Notes and References

1. Obituary: "'Jimmy the Gent' Burke, Lufthansa Heist's Kingpin," Newsday, April 17, 1996.